Radek Stepanek vs Tatsuma Ito — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016
hard
JPN
Tatsuma Ito
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWLW
Stepanek R.
6-4 6-3 6-7 6-2
Ito T.
Stepanek R.
666563
Ito T.
437721

Radek Stepanek defeated Tatsuma Ito 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tatsuma Ito came in defending last year's round of 128, but Radek Stepanek had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 8 on hard. Radek Stepanek extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Radek Stepanek closed it out in four sets, 6–4 6–3 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-04Davis Cup WG QF: JPN vs CZERRhardRadek Stepanek6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1 7-5
2012-05-21DusseldorfRRclayTatsuma Ito3-6 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ito T.

Ito T.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Serve advantage — Stepanek R.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Stepanek R.Ito T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.1
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stepanek R.Ito T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
24
Break points saved·Dominant
92
61
Break points won·Dominant
39
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
43
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
48

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 20%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[2]
6-17-57-63
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Federer R.[3]
6-16-23-66-3
Murray A.[2]
Raonic M.[13]
4-67-56-746-46-2
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[7]
6-36-26-4
Raonic M.[13]
Monfils G.[23]
6-33-66-36-4
Murray A.[2]
Ferrer D.[8]
6-36-756-26-3
Federer R.[3]
Berdych T.[6]
7-646-26-4
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Simon G.[14]
6-36-716-44-66-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Tsonga J.[9]
6-46-26-4
Federer R.[3]
Goffin D.[15]
6-26-16-4
Berdych T.[6]
Bautista Agut R.[24]
4-66-46-31-66-3
Monfils G.[23]
Kuznetsov A.
7-53-66-37-64
Raonic M.[13]
Wawrinka S.[4]
6-46-35-74-66-3
Ferrer D.[8]
Isner J.[10]
6-46-47-5
Murray A.[2]
Tomic B.[16]
6-46-47-64
R32
Wawrinka S.[4]
Rosol L.
6-26-37-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Seppi A.[28]
6-17-57-66
Simon G.[14]
Delbonis F.
6-36-26-1
Nishikori K.[7]
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
7-52-66-36-4
Federer R.[3]
Dimitrov G.[27]
6-43-66-16-4
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Cilic M.[12]
6-47-657-5
Berdych T.[6]
Kyrgios N.[29]
6-36-41-66-4
Kuznetsov A.
Sela D.
7-53-66-17-64
Monfils G.[23]
Robert S.
7-56-36-2
Raonic M.[13]
Troicki V.[21]
6-26-36-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Johnson S.[31]
6-16-46-4
Isner J.[10]
Lopez F.[18]
6-787-656-26-4
Tomic B.[16]
Millman J.
6-47-646-2
Murray A.[2]
Sousa J.[32]
6-23-66-26-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Herbert P.
6-47-677-64
Goffin D.[15]
Thiem D.[19]
6-13-67-627-5
R64
Federer R.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
6-37-56-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Halys Q.
6-16-27-63
Seppi A.[28]
Kudla D.
7-56-46-4
Simon G.[14]
Donskoy E.
6-35-77-614-67-5
Herbert P.
Rubin N.
6-36-46-0
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
Brands D.
4-66-17-606-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Krajicek A.
6-37-656-3
Dimitrov G.[27]
Trungelliti M.
6-34-66-27-5
Thiem D.[19]
Almagro N.
6-36-16-3
Goffin D.[15]
Dzumhur D.
6-40-66-46-2
Cilic M.[12]
Ramos A.
6-46-37-64
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Lajovic D.
4-66-24-66-26-1
Kyrgios N.[29]
Cuevas P.
6-47-57-62
Berdych T.[6]
Basic M.
6-46-06-3
Sela D.
Verdasco F.
4-66-36-37-64
Kuznetsov A.
Chardy J.[30]
6-47-657-65
Monfils G.[23]
Mahut N.
7-56-46-1
Robert S.
Ram R.
6-16-764-67-57-5
Raonic M.[13]
Robredo T.
7-667-657-5
Troicki V.[21]
Smyczek T.
6-47-657-64
Rosol L.
Sock J.[25]
7-667-656-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Stepanek R.
6-26-36-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Hewitt L.
6-26-46-4
Johnson S.[31]
Bellucci T.
6-36-26-2
Lopez F.[18]
Pella G.
7-626-747-636-786-4
Isner J.[10]
Granollers M.
6-37-667-62
Millman J.
Muller G.
4-66-46-24-67-5
Sousa J.[32]
Giraldo S.
6-37-53-66-1
Murray A.[2]
Groth S.
6-06-46-1
Tsonga J.[9]
Jasika O.
7-56-16-4
Delbonis F.
Olivo R.
7-653-66-737-56-2
Tomic B.[16]
Bolelli S.
6-46-26-757-5
R128
Millman J.
Schwartzman D.
3-65-77-625-0
Ram R.
Anderson K.[11]
7-646-746-33-0
Wawrinka S.[4]
Tursunov D.
7-626-3
Kudla D.
Krajinovic F.
6-26-1
Muller G.
Fognini F.[20]
7-667-676-757-61
Sousa J.[32]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-46-3
Rosol L.
Daniel T.
7-627-55-76-756-1
Kuznetsov A.
Harrison R.
7-56-46-4
Halys Q.
Dodig I.
6-46-746-47-5
Seppi A.[28]
Gabashvili T.
3-67-646-47-610
Olivo R.
Vesely J.
7-682-61-66-46-4
Donskoy E.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-43-66-16-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Baghdatis M.
6-44-66-46-2
Jasika O.
Marchenko I.
6-43-66-06-4
Herbert P.
Andujar P.
5-76-47-656-2
Garcia Lopez G.[26]
Mathieu P.
6-46-46-4
Brands D.
Estrella V.
6-47-614-66-1
Krajicek A.
Wu D.
6-46-16-3
Nishikori K.[7]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-36-3
Dolgopolov A.
Berankis R.
6-13-66-46-2
Trungelliti M.
Kovalik J.
6-47-617-5
Thiem D.[19]
Mayer L.
6-27-664-67-60
Almagro N.
Benneteau J.
6-36-756-37-61
Dzumhur D.
Edmund K.
1-67-644-66-36-1
Ramos A.
Coric B.
6-26-26-3
Bautista Agut R.[24]
Klizan M.
6-26-34-62-66-2
Kyrgios N.[29]
Carreno Busta P.
6-27-56-2
Berdych T.[6]
Bhambri Y.
7-56-16-2
Verdasco F.
Nadal R.[5]
7-664-63-67-646-2
Sela D.
Becker B.
6-16-32-66-2
Chardy J.[30]
Gulbis E.
7-52-66-756-313-11
Monfils G.[23]
Sugita Y.
6-16-36-2
Mahut N.
Cecchinato M.
4-66-26-26-2
Robert S.
Fratangelo B.
6-26-26-2
Raonic M.[13]
Pouille L.
6-16-46-4
Robredo T.
Jaziri M.
7-53-64-67-678-6
Smyczek T.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-13-66-36-2
Troicki V.[21]
Munoz de la Nava D.
4-64-66-17-646-3
Stepanek R.
Ito T.
6-46-36-756-2
Ferrer D.[8]
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-46-2
Bellucci T.
Thompson J.
6-26-36-2
Johnson S.[31]
Bedene A.
6-36-47-63
Lopez F.[18]
Evans D.
6-16-06-4
Pella G.
Darcis S.
2-63-66-37-56-1
Granollers M.
Ebden M.
6-24-66-16-4
Isner J.[10]
Janowicz J.
6-37-676-3
Tomic B.[16]
Istomin D.
6-746-46-46-4
Giraldo S.
Young D.
6-41-66-36-2
Murray A.[2]
Zverev A.
6-16-26-3
Hewitt L.
Duckworth J.
7-656-26-4
Goffin D.[15]
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-36-46-4
Delbonis F.
Karlovic I.[22]
7-646-42-1
Rubin N.
Paire B.[17]
7-647-667-65
Lajovic D.
Querrey S.
6-754-66-46-2
Bolelli S.
Baker B.
7-667-636-727-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Chung H.
6-36-26-4
Simon G.[14]
Pospisil V.
6-746-36-26-4
Federer R.[3]
Basilashvili N.
6-26-16-2
Groth S.
Mannarino A.
7-666-43-66-3
Basic M.
Haase R.
7-646-46-4
Cuevas P.
Nishioka Y.
7-656-16-4
Dimitrov G.[27]
Lorenzi P.
6-37-686-3
Sock J.[25]
Fritz T.
6-43-60-66-36-4
Cilic M.[12]
De Bakker T.
6-747-56-26-4